Senior Financial Investigator

About the role

The contractor shall support the processes and procedures associated with financial investigations, including the introduction of specific tools and techniques to analyze financial information and fully develop the forfeiture aspects of ongoing investigations.

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial records obtained by FBI Case Teams through internal and external databases and submit reports documenting the results.
• Review bank statements, deposits, debit transactions (including checks, letters of credit, Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs), loan applications, and related records) obtained via Federal and State subpoenas and search warrants.
• Determine hidden assets and false statements used to conceal illicit assets, making them appear legitimate.
• Assist in determining forfeiture amounts, identifying and tracing assets, and perfecting the Government’s interest in property.
• Repatriate assets subject to forfeiture.
• Identify individuals and entities making deposits, along with related bank accounts, properties, investments, and other assets.
• Maintain detailed case documentation and database files of financial investigative research to trace proceeds of criminal activities.
• Research and analyze information from investigative and business-related automated systems (e.g., Choice Point, Autotrack, TECS, FINCEN, CLEAR, THREADS, Accurint, ISYS, Lexis-Nexis, PACER, CourtLink, West Law, NADA, UsedPrice.com, and law enforcement databases).
• Perform tasks including:
  • Analyzing and documenting ownership interests of targeted properties.
  • Tracing proceeds of criminal violations to their current form.
  • Creating databases from financial records to document the source of targeted property.
  • Preparing seizure warrants, civil complaints, and forfeiture counts.
  • Preparing exhibits on the source and ownership of targeted property.
  • Documenting and cataloguing evidence on the source and ownership of targeted property.
  • Identifying, analyzing, and documenting potential substitute assets.
• Complete ingestion, processing, and analysis of varied datasets acquired during investigations by collaborating with government data scientists, system engineers, and software developers.
• Parse dialed number strings to identify values and property subject to forfeiture and perfect the Government’s interest in forfeitable property.
• Conduct detailed examinations of information from complex criminal/civil investigations and alternative sources to analyze personal/business assets of targeted organizations/individuals.
• Assist in developing probable cause to pursue seizure warrants, temporary restraining orders, civil complaints, and forfeiture counts against targeted property and parties.
• Provide investigative support with coordinated planning to mitigate risks in seizing targeted property, including assessing community impacts (e.g., seizure of an occupied apartment complex).
• Prepare documents and catalog case exhibits on the source and ownership of targeted properties.
• Perform analytical research to identify and record potential substitute assets.
• Identify witnesses and subjects and assist case agents/attorneys during interviews and courtroom proceedings regarding ownership and source of targeted property.
• Conduct detailed link analyses specific to forfeiture, utilizing financial analysis and investigative techniques (e.g., Title III surveillance) to determine relationships between subjects and events leading to alleged forfeitability.
• Provide courtroom testimony and depositions regarding investigative analysis and identification of assets derived from unlawful activities.